I need to put a 1/16" chamfer on a piece of 1/8" thick UHMW. It's an irregular profile so I need a bearing to walk around the perimeter. I tried the chamfer bit i have in my router table and the material ran just under the bearing and landed on the dust shield instead. This burned a groove into the side of the plastic. I've looked bits that handle 1/8" material, but haven't found any. Anyone have a source for a bit to handle this, or another way to do this operation. TIA
1/16 chamfer in 1/8 material
Apr 16, 2004
12 Replies
is there a bit that can be used in a dremel that would work?
I've seen a tool for making chamfers on the edge of formica countertops, works like a small plane & shaves off the excess material. Would that work for what you're doing?
Dave "Wow, the wreck has changed a bit in a few years..." Hinz
clamp a strit edge or board to the bottom of it and use the bit you have. the bearing will ride on the strait edge board.
skeez
sorry i didnt read too good i guess. cut a board of the same profile and clamp it to the bottom of the plastic to use as a guide.
skeez
If it doesn't need to be an accurate chamfer, you could use a deburrer (e.g.,
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Berkson
How about a file, hand plane, spoke shave, or sanding block?
Barry
look at solid carbide laminate trimmer bits
I think I would just hit the edge with a piece of sand paper.
Did you read the pat about irregular profile?
Fasten to a piece of mdf, then using a pattern bit to bring the mdf to match the plastic.
Now turn it over and use the bearing against the mdf
John
yeh but it didnt sink in right away.:-} did you read my second followup post????
skeez
Yes, and saw that you caught it. Now, if I could just get that spelling thing down. :)
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